We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Buoy at the Hollywood Theatre Friday, November 30 through Monday, December 3. To win, comment on this postwhy you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, November 30.

BUOY, a local and independent featurewritten and directed by Steven Doughton and starring Tina Holmes (Six Feet Under, Shelter, Leverage) and Matthew Del Negro (The Sopranos, The West Wing, Chelsea Walls) begins its theatrical release at The Hollywood Theatre, November 28 through December 3, 2012

A woman receives a telephone call from her long-lost brother — reconnecting with the central, though neglected, emotional anchor in her life. In the span of an 80- minute conversation, the two siblings test the strength of a deep, if challenged, love.

Praise for BUOY: “Yasujiro Ozu (“Tokyo Story”) also comes to mind while watching Steven Doughton’s unexpectedly compelling “Buoy.” The Portland director’s understated formalism nicely balances roller-coaster emotions in a story about a depressed mom who receives a surprise phone call from her estranged brother”- Tom Keogh – Seattle Times

BUOY premiered this fall at Seattleʼs Local Sightings Festival at the Northwest Film Forum where it was nominated for two awards and will make its Portland debut as part of The 39th Annual Northwest Filmmakersʼ Festival in November, 2012.

Additional post work was done at Mission Control and Digital One. The movie has received positive reviews in The Oregonian, The Seattle Times and The Stranger. BUOY will continue its limited theatrical run through 2013 and will soon be available on DVD through Amazon.com

Buoy, would I love to see this powerful, deeply and engrossing meditation based on family, middle class alienation and love!! Thank you for this opportunity to see an acclaimed film by a local writer and director!!